The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd Foolishness and Folly Quotes

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If all the world and love were young,And truth in every Shepherd's tongueThese pretty pleasures might me move (1-3)

The use of the phrase "pretty pleasures" drips with condescension. It's obvious from the start that the nymph thinks the shepherd's offer is sillier than these cats. And, man, those cats are pretty silly.